Shoulder support for brassieres



July 3, 1956 E. w. GLUCKIN 2,752,601

SHOULDER SUPPORT FOR BRASSIERES Filed July 13. 1954 25 I i i I INVENTOR.EDWIN W. GLUCKIN WQQK AW.

ATTORNEY United States This invention relates to brassieres. Moreparticularly, the invention deals with a novel method of providing thelift support for garments of this type and kind through the medium ofshoulder engaging yieldable yokes, so as to provide a relatively wideexposure of the neck and chest line of the body.

Still more particularly, the invention deals with a support of thecharacter described, employing means for adjusting the support upon thebody of the wearer.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from thefollowing description, when taken together with the accompanyingdrawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosedand, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a brassiere made according to myinvention, indicating its arrangement upon the body of the wearer, withpart of the construction broken away; and

Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the brassiere support on an enlarged scale,with parts of the construction illustrated in perspective.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have shown a brassiere comprising two cups10, each cup having an upper section 11, 11 and a lower section 12, 12.The sections are joined centrally, as indicated at 13. The central lowerportion of the cups of the sections 12, 12 thereof have relatively widenon-extensive bands 14, 14' which overlap and are stitched together in amore or less diamond section, as at 15. Also, at the lower edges of thesections 12, 12 and extending from the bands 14, 14' are elastic orextensible bands 16, 16. The bands 16, 16 extend to the side seams, oneonly of which is indicated at 17 in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Extending from the side seams are side bands, one of which is shown at18, it being understood that the opposed side of the brassiere is ofsimilar construction. Secured to one of the side bands, namely the onewhich does not appear in Fig. 1 of the drawing, is an elastic strap 19having a multiple eye coupling tab 20 for engagement with suitablefasteners at the end of the band 18, which is shown. This constructionprovides an adjustable support around the body of the wearer with theyieldable portions as at 16, 16' and 19.

Secured to the upper contracted ends 21 of the sections 11, 11' are twosimilar supporting yokes 22, one of which yokes is shown in enlargeddetail in Fig. 2 of the drawing. As each yoke is of the sameconstruction, the brief description of one will apply to both. Each yokehas a short non-extensible strap 23 which is fixed to the contracted end21 of the cup and a long nonextensible end 24 adjustably coupled with abuckle 25 supported in connection with the end of the side band orsection 18 by a loop strap 26. This construction provides adjustablesupport of the yoke for positioning of the brassiere upon the body ofthe wearer.

Directly joining the two straps 23 and 24 is an elastic yoke strap 27which is adapted to engage the inner part of the shoulder 28 of the bodyof the wearer as clearly noted in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the other partof the yoke comprising a loop elastic strap 29, the ends of which jointhe strap ends 23 and 24 in substantially diamond sections, as noted at30 in Fig. 2 of the drawing. This attachment disposes the strap 29angularly upon the ends of the straps 23 and 24. The strap 29 is adaptedto enatent 2,752,601 Patented July 3, 1956 gage the outer portion of theshoulder or the upper end of the arm in the manner diagrammaticallyillustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The supporting yokes provide awide exposure of the neck and part of the shoulders, as well as thechest, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The elastic straps 27 and 29 provide two independently functioning meansof the yoke in support of the garment upon the body of the wearer. Thestraps 29 will yield to arm movement; whereas, the straps 27 will yieldto body movement. Yoke-type supports of the character defined willeffectively provide the lift support of the brassiere upon the body ofthe wearer, maintaining the cups 1%), 16) in proper position.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with a garment, including a body encircling portionand breast enveloping pockets of supporting yokes for lift support ofthe garment upon the body of the wearer, each yoke comprisingnon-extensible strap ends, said strap ends being joined by a yieldableyoke, comprising an elastic directly joining the strap ends, an elasticloop extending laterally with respect to the first named strap andjoining the non-elastic strap ends in substantially diamond sections,and said elastic and elastic loop of each yoke functioning independentlyin support of the garment upon the body of the wearer.

2. The combination with a garment, including a body encircling portionand breast enveloping pockets of supporting yokes for lift support ofthe garment upon the body of the wear, each yoke comprisingnon-extensible strap ends, said strap ends being joined by a yieldableyoke, comprising an elastic directly joining the strap ends, an elasticloop extending laterally with respect to the first named strap andjoining the non-elastic strap ends in substantially diamond sections,said elastic and elastic loop of each yoke functioning independently insupport of the garment upon the body of the wearer, and means providingadjustable coupling of one of the non-elastic straps with the garment.

3. The combination with a garment, including a body encircling portionand breast enveloping pockets of supporting yokes for lift support ofthe garment upon the body of the wearer, each yoke comprisingnon-extensible strap ends, said strap ends being joined by a yieldableyoke, comprising an elastic directly joining the strap ends, an elasticloop extending laterally with respect to the first named strap andjoining the non-elastic strap ends in substantially diamond sections,said elastic and elastic loop of each yoke functioning independently insupport of the garment upon the body of the wearer, one of saidnon-elastic straps being short and fixed to the front portion of thegarment, the other non-elastic being long, and means adjustablysupporting the long strap with the rear portion of the garment.

4. A shoulder supporting yoke for garments of the character described,comprising two non-elastic straps, defining end portions of the yoke, ayoke section joining the ends of said non-elastic straps, said yokesection comprising an elastic strap extending directly between andjoining the strap ends, an offset loop elastic strap having angularlyarranged ends secured to said non-elastic strap ends, said elastic strapand loop elastic functioning independently in the use of said yokesections, and means providing adjustable mounting of one of saidnon-elastic straps in connection with a garment.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS342,309 Stout May 18, 1886 1,264,337 Scognamillo Apr. 30, 1918 2,672,613Popp Mar. 23, 1954

